A huge number of websites and games are experiencing outages today (Monday 20th October), including platforms such as Roblox and Fortnite. The source of the issues appears to stem from Amazon’s cloud computing platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), which hosts many of the world's platforms, including banking services.

Amazon Web Services experienced a significant outage on Monday morning, taking Snapchat, Roblox and several major banks offline.

An AWS outage affected multiple online services, including Snapchat, Roblox, and Ring, due to a bug in the DynamoDB service, showcasing the cloud platform's extensive impact on the digital realm.

If you're struggling to log in and play some of your favorite games like Fortnite and Roblox, you're not alone. A massive outage was reported with Amazon's AWS hosting service, impacting various services that make use of the company's cloud services.

A major AWS outage is impacting global platforms including Fortnite, Roblox, PlayStation Network, and major banks, as DownDetector reports widespread failures.

Fortnite, Roblox, Clash Royale and various other games and gaming services have been struck down by an "operational issue" with Amazon's web services today, though Amazon themselves promise that they're already seeing "significant signs of recovery".

The global AWS outage is affecting popular services like Fortnite, Roblox, Snapchat, and Alexa, leaving millions of people around the world disconnected.

Amazon said its cloud computing service was recovering from a major outage that disrupted online activity around the world on Monday. Amazon Web Services provides remote computing services to many governments, universities and companies, including The Associated Press.